Plow-point attachment.



C. L. TROUT.

PLOW POINTATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION msn :uw 1a. 191s.

1 ,205,41 6. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

iiNiTED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

CALVIN L. TROUT, OF WLLING-TGN, TEXAS.

PLOW-POINT ATTACHMENT.

1,205,416. Specification f Letters Patent Patented Nov. 21, 1916.Application filed July 18, 1916. Serial No. 109,876.

To all whom z't may concern: plow. The attachment comprises a metallicBe it known that I CALVINYL. TROUT, a body A having one end portionformed as citizen of the United States, residing at a shank l, and theother end portionpro- 55 Wellington, in the county of Collingsworthvided with a pocket 2. The shank l, is and State of Texas, have inventednew and preferably curved at its under side to t over usefulImprovements in Plow-Point Attachthe shin portion of a plow point andthe ments, of which the following is a specicapocket 2 is adapted toreceive the extremity tion. of the plow pointV when the attachment is 60This invention relates to plow point atapplied. Thus the attachmentcompletely l0 tachments and it consists in the novel feacovers andshields the point and shin of the tures hereinafter described andclaimed. plow and protects the same against wear An object of theinvention is to provide when in use in the soil. The shank portion anattachment of simple structure adapted l is provided with a perforation3 which 65 to be applied to the point of a plow and may receive a boltt, and the said bolt may which serves as a means for protecting the passtransversely through the plow point as extremity of the plow point andthe shin shown in Fig. 2 and serve a means for securportion thereof fromwear. The attachment ing the attachment in position on the plow may alsobe used to advantage on worn point. The body'is provided at its upper 70plow points. The attachment is especially side and at its forward endwith converging adapted to be used on plows of the double Surfaces-5Which terminate at their upper mold board type as for instance middleextremities in a peak 6. The said peak is breakers and similar plowswhich operate in loca-ted behind the forward end of the body the soilwith a burrowing action, although A and approximately at the forward endof 75 the attachment may be used to advantage the pocket 2. When theattachmentis apon other types of plow. It serves as a proplied. and inuse the saidpeak serves as an tector for the point and shin of the plowentering wedge `for penetrating the soil and especially when the plow isused in sandy this facilitating the penetration and lifting soil. ormoving of the soil notwithstanding the 80 With these objects in view theattachment direct application of the attachment to the comprises ametallic body having a shank point of the plow. Y

. portion adapted to titover the shin of a plow From the foregoingdescription taken in point, with means for securing the shankconjunction with the accompanying drawing to the point. The body isprovided with a V1t will be seen that a plow point attachment 85 pocketadapted to receive the extremity of of simple and durable structure is'provided the plow point and the body is provided and that the same maybe used to advantage at its upper side with converging surfaces forprotecting the point of a plow and also which form a peak located behindthe forto facilitate the tilling of the soil.

ward end of the body and approximately at I claim: 90

the forward end of the pocket, the said peak A plow point attachmentcomprising a 40 constituting a projection of the body which body havingat its forward end a shank enters the soil with a wedging action andportion adapted to fit over the shin of a facilitates the penetration ofthe same. plow point, said body also having a pocket In the accompanyingdrawing: Figure l adapted to receive the extremity of the plow 95 is atop plan view of a plow point with the point, the said body also havingits outer attachment applied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged face composed ofconverging surfaces which longitudinal sectional view of the same onform a wedge-shaped peak located behind the line 2 2 of Fig. Land Fig. 3isa perthe forward end of the body and approxispective view of thedevice removed from mately at the forward end of the pocket, and 100 theshare. means for securing the attachment to the As shown in Fig. l, ofthe drawing the plow point. attachmentis illustrated applied to a pointIn testimony whereof I aflix my signature. such as is generally used ona middle breaker CALVIN L. TROUT.

